FODC101 Local Development Plan 2030 Draft Plan Strategy October 2018 1 CONSULTATION ON The FermANAgh ANd OmAgh LOCAL deveLOpmeNT pLAN drAFT pLAN STrATegy – 26Th OCTOber TO 21ST deCember 2018 Fermanagh and Omagh district Council is consulting on the Fermanagh and Omagh Local development plan draft plan Strategy 2030 for an 8-week period commencing on Friday 26th October and closing on Friday 21st december at 12.00 noon. Comments, or representations made in writing will be considered at an Independent examination conducted by the planning Appeals Commission (pAC) or other independent body. The purpose of an examination is to determine whether a plan satisfies statutory requirements and is sound. In carrying out the examination, the Commissioner will apply a series of tests taken from the department of Infrastructure’s development plan practice Note (dpNN) 06 (See www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk). before submitting a representation, you are strongly advised to read this guidance which clearly sets out the soundness tests which will be considered. It is also recommended that you read the pAC’s guidance entitled ‘procedures for Independent examination of Local development plans’ available on their website www.pacni.gov.uk Commenting on the Draft Plan Strategy To make comments on the draft plan Strategy document, you can: Online • Use our online response form at www.fermanaghomagh.com • download a response form at the same web address. By mail • Write to the development plan Team, planning department, Strule house, 16 high Street, Omagh, bT78 1bQ • e-mail the development plan Team at [email protected] • Use a response form available at the Council Offices or Connect Centres and posting it to the development plan Team, planning department, Strule house, 16 high Street, Omagh, bT78 1bQ. When making a response to the consultation on the draft plan Strategy, we would encourage you to use the response form and to read carefully the guidance that accompanies it before completing it. Using the response form will help the pAC understand what part of the plan you consider to be unsound and what suggested change you want to make to it. Alternative formats The document can be made available in different formats upon request.. If you would like this document in another format, please contact the development plan Team at 16 high Street, Omagh. If for any reason a particular alternative format cannot be met, other possible solutions will be explored. Our phone number: 0300 303 1777 Our text phone number: 028 8225 6216 2 FOreWOrd Foreword by the Chairman of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, Councillor Howard Thornton and Chief Executive, Brendan Hegarty The publication of the Fermanagh and Omagh district Council Local development plan draft plan Strategy 2030 represents a significant milestone for the Fermanagh and Omagh district. The Local development plan will set out the framework for future planning and sustainable development of the district until 2030. Councillor The draft plan Strategy is the first formal stage of our Local development plan and Howard Thornton follows on from the preferred Options paper of 2016. It takes account of the Chairman particular characteristics of our district and the views of our residents, consultees Fermanagh and Omagh and Council members on the planning framework for the district until 2030. District Council All elected members have been actively involved in the preparation of the draft plan Strategy through workshops, consultations and the cross party Local development plan Steering group which has provided valuable input into the development of the policies and in ensuring that they reflect the needs of our local area. At its core, the draft plan Strategy shares the vision of the Council and the Fermanagh and Omagh Community plan 2030 of a “welcoming, shared and inclusive Fermanagh and Omagh district, where people and places are healthy, safe, Brendan Hegarty connected and prosperous, and where our outstanding natural, built and cultural Chief Executive heritage is cherished and sustainably managed”. Fermanagh and Omagh District Council The Local development plan aims to meet the needs of all the people of the district by creating sustainable communities through housing, job creation, enterprise promotion, tourism support, provision of services and community facilities within the context of a healthy, well planned natural and built environment. The Local development plan will help to shape the district’s future development and growth and will set out the planning policy framework for making day-to-day decisions. We would like to thank all those for their engagement in this process thus far. The eight week consultation period affords everyone the opportunity to help shape the future of the Fermanagh and Omagh district Council area and we would encourage you to respond. 3 CONTeNTS PART ONE draft policy hOU11 – redevelopment of a former site for 1.0 Introduction 7 dwelling 2.0 Legal Status and Policy Context 10 draft policy hOU12 - dwelling on a Farm business 3.0 Preparation Process, Consultation and draft policy hOU13 - dwelling in association with the Assessments 17 keeping and breeding of horses for commercial purposes 4.0 Spatial Portrait of the Fermanagh and draft policy hOU14 – rounding Off and Infilling Omagh District 21 draft policy hOU15 – dwelling to serve an existing Non- 5.0 The Council’s Vision and Strategic agricultural business Objectives 25 draft policy hOU16 – personal and domestic draft Strategic policy Sp01 - Furthering Sustainable Circumstances development . draft policy hOU17 - Affordable housing in the Countryside 6.0 The Spatial Growth Strategy 31 draft policy hOU18 – residential Caravans and mobile draft Strategic policy Sp02 - Settlement homes draft Strategic policy Sp03 – Strategic Allocation and Community Facilities – Context and Justification management of housing Supply draft policy CF01 - Community Facilities draft Strategic policy Sp04 - Strategic Allocation of Land for Open Space, Sport and recreation – Context and Industry and business Justification Transport . Open Space Strategy draft policy OSr01 - protection of Open Space PART TWO draft policy OSr02 - Intensive Sports Facilities . 1.0 Introduction 47 draft policy OSr03 - Outdoor recreation in the Countryside 2.0 Development and Design 48 draft policy OSr04 - protection of Lough Shores development and design – Context and Justification draft policy OSr05 - development Adjacent to a main river draft policy de01 - general Amenity requirements draft policy OSr06 - Safeguarding of the Ulster Canal draft policy de02 - design Quality draft policy OSr07 - The Floodlighting of Sports and draft policy de03 – Sustaining rural Communities Outdoor recreational Facilities draft policy de04 - Integration and design of development rural Community Areas – Context and Justification in the Countryside draft policy rCA01 – rural Community Areas draft policy de05 - rural Character 4.0 Economy 93 draft policy de06 - The Setting of Settlements Industry and business – Context and Justification . draft policy de07 - Advertisements draft policy Ib01 - Industry and business development in draft policy de08 – Advertisements and the historic Settlements . environment draft policy Ib02 - Loss of Industry and business Uses 3.0 People and Places 60 draft policy Ib03 - development incompatible with Industrial housing in Settlements – Context and Justification and business Uses draft policy hOU01 – housing in Settlements draft policy Ib04 - Industry and business development in draft policy hOU02 - protection of Land Zoned for housing the Countryside draft policy hOU03 - Affordable housing in Settlements draft policy Ib05 – Farm diversification draft policy hOU04 - Traveller Accommodation draft policy Ib06 – Agricultural and Forestry development draft policy hOU05 - Shaping Our houses and homes Town Centres and retailing – Context and Justification draft policy hOU06 – public Open Space in New residential Town Centres and retail Strategy developments draft policy TCr01 – Town Centres draft policy hOU07 – Conversion and Change of Use of draft policy TCr02 – primary retail Frontage existing building to Self-Contained Flats draft policy TCr03 – Local Neighbourhood Centres . draft policy hOU08 – Annex Living draft policy TCr04 - villages and Small Settlements housing in the Countryside – Context and Justification draft policy TCr05 – petrol Filling Stations draft policy hOU09 – rural replacement dwellings Tourism – Context and Justification draft policy hOU10 – replacement of Other rural buildings The Tourism Strategy draft policy TOU01 - protection of Tourism Assets and 4 Tourism development Transportation – Context and Justification draft policy TOU02 - Tourism development draft policy Tr01 – Land Use, Transport and Accessibility draft policy TOU03 - New build hotel, guest house and draft policy Tr02 – Car parks and Service provision Tourist hostel outside Settlement boundaries draft policy Tr03 – provision of park and ride and park and draft policy TOU04 - holiday parks, Touring Caravan and Share car parks Camping Sites draft policy Tr04 – protected routes minerals development – Context and Justification draft policy Tr05 – Safeguarding New Transport Schemes. draft policy mIN01 - minerals development draft policy Tr06 – disused Transport routes draft policy mIN02 - restoration and Aftercare public Utilities – Context and Justification draft policy mIN03 - mineral Safeguarding Areas draft policy pU01 - Telecommunications draft policy